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Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws
The cities approved several new flags after Utah and Idaho passed laws barring unofficial flags from being displayed on government property.
The capitals of Utah and Idaho adopted new official city flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
The state measures were seen by civil rights groups as efforts to prevent the display of flags supporting L.G.B.T.Q. people. The City Council in Salt Lake City approved three new flags: one with the rainbow colors of the Pride flag, a second with the pink and blue of the transgender Pride flag and a third with a symbol and date referring to the Juneteenth holiday that commemorates the end of slavery. Each flag also includes the sego lily, a city symbol.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/us/salt-lake-city-boise-pride-flags.html
Paywall/archive: https://archive.is/pNpzl
This is how you hack law. Well done.
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This is a joke!
Newsflash: We don’t have a trade deficit with the UK—we have a trade surplus. This is pure theater. Trump‘s one and only trade deal is a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.
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Lawrence O'Donnell called it last night. He also emphasized that there is no "deal" without Congressional approval.
So yes, it's "a big bullshit souffle."
David Rothkopf:
So...surprise, the #Trump trade announcement is a big bullshit souffle. Details not finalized. Much of the deal is amorphous economic security. Market access gains will be minimal. That Starmer would go along with the charade reflects horribly on him. Lots of adjectives and claims. No much substance.
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Saying he is "ashamed to be associated with the academy in its current form," Dr. Parsons said that specific topics were declared off-limits for instruction or even debate by students. Professors have been specifically forced to remove works by James Baldwin, Tony Morrison, Alice Walker "and other women and men of color."
Dr. Parsons has already been erased from West Point's website.
h/t @clive and gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/opinion/west-point-trump-military.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Fk8.nAsH.FJBUeCyms015&smid=url-share (2/2)
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MURRAY: It was due last week. By law.
PATEL: I understand.
MURRAY: You're not gonna follow the law? ... And you have no timeline?
PATEL: No
MURRAY: Hmm. We're not having a budget hearing without a budget request. So where is it?
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BREAKING: In a masterclass of trolling, IL Gov. JB Pritzker warned pet owners to protect their pets ahead of Kristi Noem’s visit: “Make sure all of your beloved animals are under watchful protection.” Noem once admitted to killing her own dog Cricket.
Pritzker didn’t stop there:
After Noem revealed she’d visit Illinois to address the state’s sanctuary status, Pritzker responded with a blistering statement calling it a publicity stunt:
“Trump-Noem stunts don’t make us safer. Illinois doesn’t need to abuse power or ignore the Constitution to keep people safe.”
This is how you lead.
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Ernie Smith got to talk with a techie who DOGE sent to get hands-on with the VA’s code. He had a lot to say. https://www.fastcompany.com/91330297/doge-sahil-lavignia-gumroad?mvgt=fXYhGyU2WurQ
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Not just terrible, but federal crimes.
In case yall haven’t figured it out with SignalGate but there is going to be no federal law enforcement at all on any Trump ally.
In any other timeline, Hegseth’s ass would be sitting in jail right now.
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#DonaldTrump is making a #mockery of the office he was elected to. He doesn’t know if he’ll follow his oath of office but wants to spend $90 million on a parade to stroke his #ego 🤦♂️
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Politics, VA, Veterans
Rolling Stone: Trump’s Assault on Veterans Is Already Taking a Toll
Emails obtained by ProPublica reveal the president’s sinister plan to destroy the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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"This is arguably the biggest grift in modern history": #ScottGalloway, host of "The Prof G Pod" and "Pivot" podcasts, weighs in on new questions about the #Trump family's #cryptocurrency ventures.
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The injured aviators are the latest in a growing number of casualties in the Middle East that the Trump White House prefers to ignore. https://theintercept.com/2025/05/07/navy-jet-truman-red-sea-yemen-houthis
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And if you're wondering if the House Ethics office will investigate Greene for taking official actions on behalf of a company in which she owns shares...
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Today we're releasing #LibreOffice 24.8.7, the last update to the older branch. After this, all users are recommended to upgrade to LibreOffice 25.2, the newer stable branch: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/08/libreoffice-24-8-7/ #foss #OpenSource
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#DOGE IS A #PONZI SCAM! "House Democrat Jamie Raskin is the truth-teller we desperately need! He’s cutting through the chaos, exposing Trump’s empty promises of ending #wars and fixing inflation on day one!
'We The People' are DONE with the smoke and mirrors of the Trump/Musk administration, which is more about fattening billionaire wallets than supporting everyday Americans!
And let’s be clear: it’s #Trump who should face penalties, NOT innocent people!
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Attorney General Bonta Busts Fraudster for Stealing Over $400,000 from a Citizen of the Pechanga Band of Indians https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-busts-fraudster-stealing-over-400000-citizen-pechanga
@flexghost He Is Always Right About Everything.
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Ph.D. in Instructional Design. Career educator. Cancer Survivor. Collector of Interesting People. Tech lover. Big blue dot in south Alabama. Air Force Brat. Former ALSDF officer. Please do an “about” if you want a follow.
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